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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Taffrail \Taff"rail\, noun [D. tafereel a panel, picture, fr. tafel table, fr. L. tabula. See {Table}.] (Naut.) The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work; the rail around a ship's stern. [Written also {tafferel}.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
taffrail
noun: the railing around the stern of a ship
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